DOCUMENTATION scale models subject seems need reinforcement often recent letter Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio provided some words few photos connection National Model Plane Show took place Randall Park Mall Cleveland March 8 10 1991 Dave noted several models good craftsmanship finish did fair well static display competition due documentations being poor respect three-views color markings models Dave spoke -of rare types common modeling subjects like Fokker D-VH Waco SRE seems shame should expend much time effort building model competition lose out having poor documentation especially much data available common subjects might ask much emphasis documentation Dont judges know planes answer should obvious Yes cases judges know airplanes fairly well can expected remember facet color marking ever used plane Therefore modeler has cooperate providing details such three-view drawing photos color marking data support model very first thing read AMA Competition Rule Book Learn what required particular Scale event pages documentation required allowed What size can three-views What about Declaration listing parts built contestant photos should used What about color markings finally should whole package put together Probably best approach building documenting scale model would select subject go about task collecting required documentation data build model will need accurate three-view drawingthat matches subject three-view P-51B equipped hinged sidewindow-type canopy would appropriate building P-5 iD equipped bubble canopy model have drop tanks external stores special rigging three-views should contain information supported photos rule book states maximum size three-view drawings 24 x 36 Photos important two reasons support detail put model referent color markings photos great its important overwhelm judges Too photos especially extreme close-ups details can disadvantage might prompt judges mark fliS ratner odd ioolcing model work Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio com ments author prompted months column Piper PA-S Skycycle powered ASP 40 has throttle control model down having details shown photos watchword selective use photos care sources photo packs hundreds planes NASAs Scale 52 Model Aviation Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 13-year-old scratch built Fleet Biplane work Mike Weishans Ferndale Michi fine work David Fortuna Evington gan Bristol Beaufighter display Virginia Silkapan covered dope fin- 40th Anniversary National Model ished model has logged 350 Plane Show Cleveland Ohio Powered flights Forty-two-inch wingspan throttle pair 25 engines Beaufighter took control powered Enya 29 first place Sport Scale category Bob Koubas Steen Skybolt built Another Mike Weishans scratch built Sig kit powered Webra 61 beauties 0S Max 35 powered Pete Skyboit placed second Sport Scale No- placed third Profile Sport Scale tice documentation folder front model Text has tips Improve yours Continued page 109 E-Z LAM new epoxy laminating resin Aerospace Composite Produci insi spectaimy formulated model aircraft use See text details other products Aero space Composite Products tabulation crew Thanks go worlds best department Shareen Fancher Lila Lee Barbara Trostle JoAnn Michele Keville Running scoresheets throughout meet Walter Hicks Barb Trostle Karl Marschinke Robin Sizemore David Reynolds worked pull-test device As mentioned choreography pit bosses Walter Menges Kenn Smith superb nonstop efforts part people made possible Since Vintage Stunt Championships feature non-rule-book events AMA Class C affairsthat fun flys Little what goes VSC will found Technical Directors participation analysis Theres official competition alright its sort enjoy whether place first 48th Participation exhibition reuniting Vintage Stunt family key ingredients affairs encourages us bring sense humor along Take Bart Klapinski Watching official score plummet what looking like winning flight after stray butterfly ingested intake twin Fox 35s Gordon Delaneys Two Much Bart quipped Yknow Delaneys flying thing 25 years still hasnt got bugs worked out Does term Mox-Nix mean anything Ask about sometime So won Well everyone course folks went home distinctive Arizona-shaped plaques OT Glow Kaz Minato took first place American Senior/OS 35 followed Darrell Harvin Barnstormer/Fox 35 Bart Klapinski American Senior/Fox 35 OT Ignition George Aldrich Go Devil/Orwick 64 convincing win over runner-ups Ron Prentice 47 Box Car/Ohisson 23 Jim Lee Super Zilch/OK Super 60 Tom Dixon Thunderbird Il/Fox 40 ABC topped Nostalgia entries followed MA columnist Frank McMillan Tucker Special/OS 35 Bob Whitely Olympic Mk VI/ST 46 Theres lot Id love tell about models peopleand yes war storiesat years VSC MAs editors doubtless have other material issue tend rattle onas banquet can attest youve urge join fun drop line 6109 E Ivyglen Mesa AZ 85205 copies Old-Time Nostalgia Stunt rules contact Tom Morris 1019 Creek Trail Anniston AL 36206 Tom Secretary-Treasurer PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association ask him membership application rapidly growing AMA Special Interest Group publishes bimonthly newsletter thatfor reasons thatll become abundantly clear after youve read ittends sneak much Vintage stuff editor thinks can get away Drool over photos awhile make plans join us Tucson next March dates soon announced Duke wasnt CL ScalelBoss Continued page 52 Documentation Source publication lists plan three-view photo sources Color markings can proved providing color photos color threeview such found Profile Publications Sport Scale model case Precision model threeview may show markings provide names color plane well markings case will have try document color markings D with photos actual plane provide color paint chips such Federal Standard 595A B colors Whatever source use sure color markings used model same prototype area static judging differences stand out like old sore thumb can make Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip onor offj3Ij~jj Clevis Tool Simple innovativeFPRODUCTS Sullivan Small wonder PO Box 5166 Baltimore Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July 1991 109 difference between winning losing model Remember Declaration Rule 46 listing parts made builder required Sport Scale models page also good place list deviations model three-views Scale documentation should precise presented neat binder loose-leaf type cover Keep presentation within prescribed number pages eight Sport event 25 Precision event good idea dedicate portion first page documentation table contents particulars about model such power used scale model weight name AMA number information helps judges identifies documentation table contents might read follows DeclarationPage 2 Three-viewPage 3 Color MarkingsPage 4 & 5 PhotosPage 6 & 7 way judges will know just look information particular area judging Typing presentation data also makes easier reading understanding also suggested pages installed clear plastic page holders keep data clean safe handling wear tear Remember model should match documentation few points missed static judging can make difference between winning losing Thanks Mike Welshans Stan Alexander ideas subject documentation appeared recent issue Replica NASA Newsletter Workshop hints month Kirk Kirkham found Probable Cause newsletter Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers Kirk says perhaps some tips things have forgotten maybe theyre things mother never taught Lighter fluidEven though may have stopped smoking might good stuff have around removal price tags propellers books etc couple drops loosens tag can peel off couple drops dissolves residue AmmoniaYou want kind detergent Soak balsa make laminated wing stabilizer tips straighten warped trailing edge ammonia doesnt harm wood makes much flexible soaking plain water will seems hold its shape better dry too WD-40Spray tires anything else made rubber blot off excess seems protect rubber oxygen fragile Trexler tires favored Rubber Scale modelers seem last twice long hints Kirk next months column New Product Aerospace Composite Products has released following information its new epoxy laminating resin specially formulated model aircraft use two-part 21 mix resin hardener blended use lightweight fiberglass carbon fiber Kevlar cloth Its low viscosity allows flow easily weave cloth EZ LAM cures hard high strength gloss finish sands easily ideal use 58 ounce Fiberglas cloth over balsasheeted foam wings two-oz glass cloth over bare molded Styrofoam foamie type models EZ LAM can thinned 99% isopropyl alcohol applications lower viscosity desired Also available Aerospace Composite Products no-fray carbon fiber tape Key-Cord new concept control cable use no-fray carbon fiber tape loose filament carbon fiber reinforcing tape trapped between two layers thin tissue paper Epoxy polyester resins will easily soak through tissue paper layers saturating carbon fiber bond entire assembly place carbon fiber tape packaged 1-in widths 12 ft long ideal reinforcement wings fuselages other structure requiring high strength light weight Key-Cord new idea control cables composed eight strand braided Continued page 154 Jet Fuel Tanks So Inexpensive TheyYe Going Fast Somebodys finally come up ducted fan fuel tank costs less Boeing 747 Whats 11-ounce Sullivan fuel tank #380 has advantages higher priced tanks well some sought-after features its own instance its seamless greater protection against leaks its reversible left right tank Only ~/16 thick fits aroun virtually 4 6 diameter fan uruts because uses standard Sullivan hardware replacement parts readily available Fully equipped glow fuel parts simple kit enables convert gasoline use easily vent tube bubble also gives maximum capacity longer flights between re-fuelings Fly down toyo dealer soon ask iJJii about Sullivan jet fuel tanks prices PRODUCTS down earth weve made easier RO Box 5166 Boltimore MD 21224 ever take offi Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July1991 111 6-METER RC IS FUN Code-Free Ham License Enjoy Amateur Radio privileges above 30 MHz having pass code test have pass 55-question exam basic radio FCC regulations ARRLs new book New Youre Talking makes understanding what required test snap exams given over country weekend Just think much fun youll have communicating through repeaters enjoy radio control models 6-meter ham band Theres satellite communication can talk Astronauts Cosmonauts orbit Enjoy friendly local communication Help disaster drills real thing Sound like fun Order copy New Youre Talking below Enclosed $19 plus $4 shipping total $23 charge $23 VISA ercard cover American Express Signature Acot Nn _________________________ Good fromExpires KIn Address MA T-50 UC7R CESSNACAT Keviar filament inner core surrounded high density vinyl jacket combination provides no-stretch cable protected fraying vinyl coating can used pulleys threaded through guide tubes such NyRod tubing used tension unsupported Key-Cord available two sizes 038 diameter 85 lb tensile strength 054 diameter 215 lb tensile strength packaged 20 foot lengths full details price information write Aerospace Composite Products PO Box 16621 Irvine Ca 92714 call 714/250-1107 Please send ideas notice upcoming CL Scale events contest reports especially photos CL Scale activity address very top columnD FF Old-Timers/Baker Continued page 61 Five six out launch wind feel east position three modeler releasing oncoming thermal can miss Easy climbs like never before makes lovely transition glide circle takes model right out side thermal happens never sure thing later problem commonly happens climb glide turns different directions model will seek center thermal spiral climb transition turn opposite direction thermal lost Now am entering another subject trim thermaling another column come Back friends two three best way pick thermal ride pay attention wind windy days drop velocity perceived three best time launch light wind days number better off number two reason Learn fly planes private field Five 6 day course $350 Open year round Send SASE complete info Southwest RC Flying 2818 Carolina NE Albuquerque NM 87110505-832-6394 154 Model Aviation turn our pnnter unto airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENr EDITOR USERFRIENDLY MENUDRIYEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo 00 p000000 IntnnaOooaJ bank 0000 00550J OOq00nn n-C/0/, 0000000 c0000 00 000000 p00000 Glyn co,puOuO p00000000 0P001 000000 iponOy 52000SF dioki SOOd 000000 noOn 0000000 CYGNET Software 714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #1415 Dana Point CA 92629 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 111 BUILO ous OwN VACUUM BAGGING SYSTEM EASILY ASSEMBLED FROM COMMON INEXPENSIVE PARTS a HELPS YOU MAKE PERFECT COMPOSITE WINGS EVERY TIME WORKS WITH YOUR EXISTING MOLDS FOR FUSELAGES ETC a CAN HANDLE SEVERAL PARTS AT ONCE SEND $1200 CHECK OR MD FOR PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO K&M DESIGN RESOURCES PO BOX 5028 ESSEX JOT VT 05452 City State Zip SUPERIOR QUALITY PRODUCTS Made White Laminating Epoxy & Fiberglass Strong Lightweight No Pin Holes tle e Construction dor
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/07
Page Numbers: 52, 109, 111, 154
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/07
Page Numbers: 52, 109, 111, 154
DOCUMENTATION scale models subject seems need reinforcement often recent letter Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio provided some words few photos connection National Model Plane Show took place Randall Park Mall Cleveland March 8 10 1991 Dave noted several models good craftsmanship finish did fair well static display competition due documentations being poor respect three-views color markings models Dave spoke -of rare types common modeling subjects like Fokker D-VH Waco SRE seems shame should expend much time effort building model competition lose out having poor documentation especially much data available common subjects might ask much emphasis documentation Dont judges know planes answer should obvious Yes cases judges know airplanes fairly well can expected remember facet color marking ever used plane Therefore modeler has cooperate providing details such three-view drawing photos color marking data support model very first thing read AMA Competition Rule Book Learn what required particular Scale event pages documentation required allowed What size can three-views What about Declaration listing parts built contestant photos should used What about color markings finally should whole package put together Probably best approach building documenting scale model would select subject go about task collecting required documentation data build model will need accurate three-view drawingthat matches subject three-view P-51B equipped hinged sidewindow-type canopy would appropriate building P-5 iD equipped bubble canopy model have drop tanks external stores special rigging three-views should contain information supported photos rule book states maximum size three-view drawings 24 x 36 Photos important two reasons support detail put model referent color markings photos great its important overwhelm judges Too photos especially extreme close-ups details can disadvantage might prompt judges mark fliS ratner odd ioolcing model work Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio com ments author prompted months column Piper PA-S Skycycle powered ASP 40 has throttle control model down having details shown photos watchword selective use photos care sources photo packs hundreds planes NASAs Scale 52 Model Aviation Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 13-year-old scratch built Fleet Biplane work Mike Weishans Ferndale Michi fine work David Fortuna Evington gan Bristol Beaufighter display Virginia Silkapan covered dope fin- 40th Anniversary National Model ished model has logged 350 Plane Show Cleveland Ohio Powered flights Forty-two-inch wingspan throttle pair 25 engines Beaufighter took control powered Enya 29 first place Sport Scale category Bob Koubas Steen Skybolt built Another Mike Weishans scratch built Sig kit powered Webra 61 beauties 0S Max 35 powered Pete Skyboit placed second Sport Scale No- placed third Profile Sport Scale tice documentation folder front model Text has tips Improve yours Continued page 109 E-Z LAM new epoxy laminating resin Aerospace Composite Produci insi spectaimy formulated model aircraft use See text details other products Aero space Composite Products tabulation crew Thanks go worlds best department Shareen Fancher Lila Lee Barbara Trostle JoAnn Michele Keville Running scoresheets throughout meet Walter Hicks Barb Trostle Karl Marschinke Robin Sizemore David Reynolds worked pull-test device As mentioned choreography pit bosses Walter Menges Kenn Smith superb nonstop efforts part people made possible Since Vintage Stunt Championships feature non-rule-book events AMA Class C affairsthat fun flys Little what goes VSC will found Technical Directors participation analysis Theres official competition alright its sort enjoy whether place first 48th Participation exhibition reuniting Vintage Stunt family key ingredients affairs encourages us bring sense humor along Take Bart Klapinski Watching official score plummet what looking like winning flight after stray butterfly ingested intake twin Fox 35s Gordon Delaneys Two Much Bart quipped Yknow Delaneys flying thing 25 years still hasnt got bugs worked out Does term Mox-Nix mean anything Ask about sometime So won Well everyone course folks went home distinctive Arizona-shaped plaques OT Glow Kaz Minato took first place American Senior/OS 35 followed Darrell Harvin Barnstormer/Fox 35 Bart Klapinski American Senior/Fox 35 OT Ignition George Aldrich Go Devil/Orwick 64 convincing win over runner-ups Ron Prentice 47 Box Car/Ohisson 23 Jim Lee Super Zilch/OK Super 60 Tom Dixon Thunderbird Il/Fox 40 ABC topped Nostalgia entries followed MA columnist Frank McMillan Tucker Special/OS 35 Bob Whitely Olympic Mk VI/ST 46 Theres lot Id love tell about models peopleand yes war storiesat years VSC MAs editors doubtless have other material issue tend rattle onas banquet can attest youve urge join fun drop line 6109 E Ivyglen Mesa AZ 85205 copies Old-Time Nostalgia Stunt rules contact Tom Morris 1019 Creek Trail Anniston AL 36206 Tom Secretary-Treasurer PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association ask him membership application rapidly growing AMA Special Interest Group publishes bimonthly newsletter thatfor reasons thatll become abundantly clear after youve read ittends sneak much Vintage stuff editor thinks can get away Drool over photos awhile make plans join us Tucson next March dates soon announced Duke wasnt CL ScalelBoss Continued page 52 Documentation Source publication lists plan three-view photo sources Color markings can proved providing color photos color threeview such found Profile Publications Sport Scale model case Precision model threeview may show markings provide names color plane well markings case will have try document color markings D with photos actual plane provide color paint chips such Federal Standard 595A B colors Whatever source use sure color markings used model same prototype area static judging differences stand out like old sore thumb can make Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip onor offj3Ij~jj Clevis Tool Simple innovativeFPRODUCTS Sullivan Small wonder PO Box 5166 Baltimore Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July 1991 109 difference between winning losing model Remember Declaration Rule 46 listing parts made builder required Sport Scale models page also good place list deviations model three-views Scale documentation should precise presented neat binder loose-leaf type cover Keep presentation within prescribed number pages eight Sport event 25 Precision event good idea dedicate portion first page documentation table contents particulars about model such power used scale model weight name AMA number information helps judges identifies documentation table contents might read follows DeclarationPage 2 Three-viewPage 3 Color MarkingsPage 4 & 5 PhotosPage 6 & 7 way judges will know just look information particular area judging Typing presentation data also makes easier reading understanding also suggested pages installed clear plastic page holders keep data clean safe handling wear tear Remember model should match documentation few points missed static judging can make difference between winning losing Thanks Mike Welshans Stan Alexander ideas subject documentation appeared recent issue Replica NASA Newsletter Workshop hints month Kirk Kirkham found Probable Cause newsletter Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers Kirk says perhaps some tips things have forgotten maybe theyre things mother never taught Lighter fluidEven though may have stopped smoking might good stuff have around removal price tags propellers books etc couple drops loosens tag can peel off couple drops dissolves residue AmmoniaYou want kind detergent Soak balsa make laminated wing stabilizer tips straighten warped trailing edge ammonia doesnt harm wood makes much flexible soaking plain water will seems hold its shape better dry too WD-40Spray tires anything else made rubber blot off excess seems protect rubber oxygen fragile Trexler tires favored Rubber Scale modelers seem last twice long hints Kirk next months column New Product Aerospace Composite Products has released following information its new epoxy laminating resin specially formulated model aircraft use two-part 21 mix resin hardener blended use lightweight fiberglass carbon fiber Kevlar cloth Its low viscosity allows flow easily weave cloth EZ LAM cures hard high strength gloss finish sands easily ideal use 58 ounce Fiberglas cloth over balsasheeted foam wings two-oz glass cloth over bare molded Styrofoam foamie type models EZ LAM can thinned 99% isopropyl alcohol applications lower viscosity desired Also available Aerospace Composite Products no-fray carbon fiber tape Key-Cord new concept control cable use no-fray carbon fiber tape loose filament carbon fiber reinforcing tape trapped between two layers thin tissue paper Epoxy polyester resins will easily soak through tissue paper layers saturating carbon fiber bond entire assembly place carbon fiber tape packaged 1-in widths 12 ft long ideal reinforcement wings fuselages other structure requiring high strength light weight Key-Cord new idea control cables composed eight strand braided Continued page 154 Jet Fuel Tanks So Inexpensive TheyYe Going Fast Somebodys finally come up ducted fan fuel tank costs less Boeing 747 Whats 11-ounce Sullivan fuel tank #380 has advantages higher priced tanks well some sought-after features its own instance its seamless greater protection against leaks its reversible left right tank Only ~/16 thick fits aroun virtually 4 6 diameter fan uruts because uses standard Sullivan hardware replacement parts readily available Fully equipped glow fuel parts simple kit enables convert gasoline use easily vent tube bubble also gives maximum capacity longer flights between re-fuelings Fly down toyo dealer soon ask iJJii about Sullivan jet fuel tanks prices PRODUCTS down earth weve made easier RO Box 5166 Boltimore MD 21224 ever take offi Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July1991 111 6-METER RC IS FUN Code-Free Ham License Enjoy Amateur Radio privileges above 30 MHz having pass code test have pass 55-question exam basic radio FCC regulations ARRLs new book New Youre Talking makes understanding what required test snap exams given over country weekend Just think much fun youll have communicating through repeaters enjoy radio control models 6-meter ham band Theres satellite communication can talk Astronauts Cosmonauts orbit Enjoy friendly local communication Help disaster drills real thing Sound like fun Order copy New Youre Talking below Enclosed $19 plus $4 shipping total $23 charge $23 VISA ercard cover American Express Signature Acot Nn _________________________ Good fromExpires KIn Address MA T-50 UC7R CESSNACAT Keviar filament inner core surrounded high density vinyl jacket combination provides no-stretch cable protected fraying vinyl coating can used pulleys threaded through guide tubes such NyRod tubing used tension unsupported Key-Cord available two sizes 038 diameter 85 lb tensile strength 054 diameter 215 lb tensile strength packaged 20 foot lengths full details price information write Aerospace Composite Products PO Box 16621 Irvine Ca 92714 call 714/250-1107 Please send ideas notice upcoming CL Scale events contest reports especially photos CL Scale activity address very top columnD FF Old-Timers/Baker Continued page 61 Five six out launch wind feel east position three modeler releasing oncoming thermal can miss Easy climbs like never before makes lovely transition glide circle takes model right out side thermal happens never sure thing later problem commonly happens climb glide turns different directions model will seek center thermal spiral climb transition turn opposite direction thermal lost Now am entering another subject trim thermaling another column come Back friends two three best way pick thermal ride pay attention wind windy days drop velocity perceived three best time launch light wind days number better off number two reason Learn fly planes private field Five 6 day course $350 Open year round Send SASE complete info Southwest RC Flying 2818 Carolina NE Albuquerque NM 87110505-832-6394 154 Model Aviation turn our pnnter unto airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENr EDITOR USERFRIENDLY MENUDRIYEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo 00 p000000 IntnnaOooaJ bank 0000 00550J OOq00nn n-C/0/, 0000000 c0000 00 000000 p00000 Glyn co,puOuO p00000000 0P001 000000 iponOy 52000SF dioki SOOd 000000 noOn 0000000 CYGNET Software 714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #1415 Dana Point CA 92629 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 111 BUILO ous OwN VACUUM BAGGING SYSTEM EASILY ASSEMBLED FROM COMMON INEXPENSIVE PARTS a HELPS YOU MAKE PERFECT COMPOSITE WINGS EVERY TIME WORKS WITH YOUR EXISTING MOLDS FOR FUSELAGES ETC a CAN HANDLE SEVERAL PARTS AT ONCE SEND $1200 CHECK OR MD FOR PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO K&M DESIGN RESOURCES PO BOX 5028 ESSEX JOT VT 05452 City State Zip SUPERIOR QUALITY PRODUCTS Made White Laminating Epoxy & Fiberglass Strong Lightweight No Pin Holes tle e Construction dor
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/07
Page Numbers: 52, 109, 111, 154
DOCUMENTATION scale models subject seems need reinforcement often recent letter Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio provided some words few photos connection National Model Plane Show took place Randall Park Mall Cleveland March 8 10 1991 Dave noted several models good craftsmanship finish did fair well static display competition due documentations being poor respect three-views color markings models Dave spoke -of rare types common modeling subjects like Fokker D-VH Waco SRE seems shame should expend much time effort building model competition lose out having poor documentation especially much data available common subjects might ask much emphasis documentation Dont judges know planes answer should obvious Yes cases judges know airplanes fairly well can expected remember facet color marking ever used plane Therefore modeler has cooperate providing details such three-view drawing photos color marking data support model very first thing read AMA Competition Rule Book Learn what required particular Scale event pages documentation required allowed What size can three-views What about Declaration listing parts built contestant photos should used What about color markings finally should whole package put together Probably best approach building documenting scale model would select subject go about task collecting required documentation data build model will need accurate three-view drawingthat matches subject three-view P-51B equipped hinged sidewindow-type canopy would appropriate building P-5 iD equipped bubble canopy model have drop tanks external stores special rigging three-views should contain information supported photos rule book states maximum size three-view drawings 24 x 36 Photos important two reasons support detail put model referent color markings photos great its important overwhelm judges Too photos especially extreme close-ups details can disadvantage might prompt judges mark fliS ratner odd ioolcing model work Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio com ments author prompted months column Piper PA-S Skycycle powered ASP 40 has throttle control model down having details shown photos watchword selective use photos care sources photo packs hundreds planes NASAs Scale 52 Model Aviation Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 13-year-old scratch built Fleet Biplane work Mike Weishans Ferndale Michi fine work David Fortuna Evington gan Bristol Beaufighter display Virginia Silkapan covered dope fin- 40th Anniversary National Model ished model has logged 350 Plane Show Cleveland Ohio Powered flights Forty-two-inch wingspan throttle pair 25 engines Beaufighter took control powered Enya 29 first place Sport Scale category Bob Koubas Steen Skybolt built Another Mike Weishans scratch built Sig kit powered Webra 61 beauties 0S Max 35 powered Pete Skyboit placed second Sport Scale No- placed third Profile Sport Scale tice documentation folder front model Text has tips Improve yours Continued page 109 E-Z LAM new epoxy laminating resin Aerospace Composite Produci insi spectaimy formulated model aircraft use See text details other products Aero space Composite Products tabulation crew Thanks go worlds best department Shareen Fancher Lila Lee Barbara Trostle JoAnn Michele Keville Running scoresheets throughout meet Walter Hicks Barb Trostle Karl Marschinke Robin Sizemore David Reynolds worked pull-test device As mentioned choreography pit bosses Walter Menges Kenn Smith superb nonstop efforts part people made possible Since Vintage Stunt Championships feature non-rule-book events AMA Class C affairsthat fun flys Little what goes VSC will found Technical Directors participation analysis Theres official competition alright its sort enjoy whether place first 48th Participation exhibition reuniting Vintage Stunt family key ingredients affairs encourages us bring sense humor along Take Bart Klapinski Watching official score plummet what looking like winning flight after stray butterfly ingested intake twin Fox 35s Gordon Delaneys Two Much Bart quipped Yknow Delaneys flying thing 25 years still hasnt got bugs worked out Does term Mox-Nix mean anything Ask about sometime So won Well everyone course folks went home distinctive Arizona-shaped plaques OT Glow Kaz Minato took first place American Senior/OS 35 followed Darrell Harvin Barnstormer/Fox 35 Bart Klapinski American Senior/Fox 35 OT Ignition George Aldrich Go Devil/Orwick 64 convincing win over runner-ups Ron Prentice 47 Box Car/Ohisson 23 Jim Lee Super Zilch/OK Super 60 Tom Dixon Thunderbird Il/Fox 40 ABC topped Nostalgia entries followed MA columnist Frank McMillan Tucker Special/OS 35 Bob Whitely Olympic Mk VI/ST 46 Theres lot Id love tell about models peopleand yes war storiesat years VSC MAs editors doubtless have other material issue tend rattle onas banquet can attest youve urge join fun drop line 6109 E Ivyglen Mesa AZ 85205 copies Old-Time Nostalgia Stunt rules contact Tom Morris 1019 Creek Trail Anniston AL 36206 Tom Secretary-Treasurer PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association ask him membership application rapidly growing AMA Special Interest Group publishes bimonthly newsletter thatfor reasons thatll become abundantly clear after youve read ittends sneak much Vintage stuff editor thinks can get away Drool over photos awhile make plans join us Tucson next March dates soon announced Duke wasnt CL ScalelBoss Continued page 52 Documentation Source publication lists plan three-view photo sources Color markings can proved providing color photos color threeview such found Profile Publications Sport Scale model case Precision model threeview may show markings provide names color plane well markings case will have try document color markings D with photos actual plane provide color paint chips such Federal Standard 595A B colors Whatever source use sure color markings used model same prototype area static judging differences stand out like old sore thumb can make Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip onor offj3Ij~jj Clevis Tool Simple innovativeFPRODUCTS Sullivan Small wonder PO Box 5166 Baltimore Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July 1991 109 difference between winning losing model Remember Declaration Rule 46 listing parts made builder required Sport Scale models page also good place list deviations model three-views Scale documentation should precise presented neat binder loose-leaf type cover Keep presentation within prescribed number pages eight Sport event 25 Precision event good idea dedicate portion first page documentation table contents particulars about model such power used scale model weight name AMA number information helps judges identifies documentation table contents might read follows DeclarationPage 2 Three-viewPage 3 Color MarkingsPage 4 & 5 PhotosPage 6 & 7 way judges will know just look information particular area judging Typing presentation data also makes easier reading understanding also suggested pages installed clear plastic page holders keep data clean safe handling wear tear Remember model should match documentation few points missed static judging can make difference between winning losing Thanks Mike Welshans Stan Alexander ideas subject documentation appeared recent issue Replica NASA Newsletter Workshop hints month Kirk Kirkham found Probable Cause newsletter Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers Kirk says perhaps some tips things have forgotten maybe theyre things mother never taught Lighter fluidEven though may have stopped smoking might good stuff have around removal price tags propellers books etc couple drops loosens tag can peel off couple drops dissolves residue AmmoniaYou want kind detergent Soak balsa make laminated wing stabilizer tips straighten warped trailing edge ammonia doesnt harm wood makes much flexible soaking plain water will seems hold its shape better dry too WD-40Spray tires anything else made rubber blot off excess seems protect rubber oxygen fragile Trexler tires favored Rubber Scale modelers seem last twice long hints Kirk next months column New Product Aerospace Composite Products has released following information its new epoxy laminating resin specially formulated model aircraft use two-part 21 mix resin hardener blended use lightweight fiberglass carbon fiber Kevlar cloth Its low viscosity allows flow easily weave cloth EZ LAM cures hard high strength gloss finish sands easily ideal use 58 ounce Fiberglas cloth over balsasheeted foam wings two-oz glass cloth over bare molded Styrofoam foamie type models EZ LAM can thinned 99% isopropyl alcohol applications lower viscosity desired Also available Aerospace Composite Products no-fray carbon fiber tape Key-Cord new concept control cable use no-fray carbon fiber tape loose filament carbon fiber reinforcing tape trapped between two layers thin tissue paper Epoxy polyester resins will easily soak through tissue paper layers saturating carbon fiber bond entire assembly place carbon fiber tape packaged 1-in widths 12 ft long ideal reinforcement wings fuselages other structure requiring high strength light weight Key-Cord new idea control cables composed eight strand braided Continued page 154 Jet Fuel Tanks So Inexpensive TheyYe Going Fast Somebodys finally come up ducted fan fuel tank costs less Boeing 747 Whats 11-ounce Sullivan fuel tank #380 has advantages higher priced tanks well some sought-after features its own instance its seamless greater protection against leaks its reversible left right tank Only ~/16 thick fits aroun virtually 4 6 diameter fan uruts because uses standard Sullivan hardware replacement parts readily available Fully equipped glow fuel parts simple kit enables convert gasoline use easily vent tube bubble also gives maximum capacity longer flights between re-fuelings Fly down toyo dealer soon ask iJJii about Sullivan jet fuel tanks prices PRODUCTS down earth weve made easier RO Box 5166 Boltimore MD 21224 ever take offi Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July1991 111 6-METER RC IS FUN Code-Free Ham License Enjoy Amateur Radio privileges above 30 MHz having pass code test have pass 55-question exam basic radio FCC regulations ARRLs new book New Youre Talking makes understanding what required test snap exams given over country weekend Just think much fun youll have communicating through repeaters enjoy radio control models 6-meter ham band Theres satellite communication can talk Astronauts Cosmonauts orbit Enjoy friendly local communication Help disaster drills real thing Sound like fun Order copy New Youre Talking below Enclosed $19 plus $4 shipping total $23 charge $23 VISA ercard cover American Express Signature Acot Nn _________________________ Good fromExpires KIn Address MA T-50 UC7R CESSNACAT Keviar filament inner core surrounded high density vinyl jacket combination provides no-stretch cable protected fraying vinyl coating can used pulleys threaded through guide tubes such NyRod tubing used tension unsupported Key-Cord available two sizes 038 diameter 85 lb tensile strength 054 diameter 215 lb tensile strength packaged 20 foot lengths full details price information write Aerospace Composite Products PO Box 16621 Irvine Ca 92714 call 714/250-1107 Please send ideas notice upcoming CL Scale events contest reports especially photos CL Scale activity address very top columnD FF Old-Timers/Baker Continued page 61 Five six out launch wind feel east position three modeler releasing oncoming thermal can miss Easy climbs like never before makes lovely transition glide circle takes model right out side thermal happens never sure thing later problem commonly happens climb glide turns different directions model will seek center thermal spiral climb transition turn opposite direction thermal lost Now am entering another subject trim thermaling another column come Back friends two three best way pick thermal ride pay attention wind windy days drop velocity perceived three best time launch light wind days number better off number two reason Learn fly planes private field Five 6 day course $350 Open year round Send SASE complete info Southwest RC Flying 2818 Carolina NE Albuquerque NM 87110505-832-6394 154 Model Aviation turn our pnnter unto airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENr EDITOR USERFRIENDLY MENUDRIYEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo 00 p000000 IntnnaOooaJ bank 0000 00550J OOq00nn n-C/0/, 0000000 c0000 00 000000 p00000 Glyn co,puOuO p00000000 0P001 000000 iponOy 52000SF dioki SOOd 000000 noOn 0000000 CYGNET Software 714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #1415 Dana Point CA 92629 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 111 BUILO ous OwN VACUUM BAGGING SYSTEM EASILY ASSEMBLED FROM COMMON INEXPENSIVE PARTS a HELPS YOU MAKE PERFECT COMPOSITE WINGS EVERY TIME WORKS WITH YOUR EXISTING MOLDS FOR FUSELAGES ETC a CAN HANDLE SEVERAL PARTS AT ONCE SEND $1200 CHECK OR MD FOR PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO K&M DESIGN RESOURCES PO BOX 5028 ESSEX JOT VT 05452 City State Zip SUPERIOR QUALITY PRODUCTS Made White Laminating Epoxy & Fiberglass Strong Lightweight No Pin Holes tle e Construction dor
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/07
Page Numbers: 52, 109, 111, 154
DOCUMENTATION scale models subject seems need reinforcement often recent letter Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio provided some words few photos connection National Model Plane Show took place Randall Park Mall Cleveland March 8 10 1991 Dave noted several models good craftsmanship finish did fair well static display competition due documentations being poor respect three-views color markings models Dave spoke -of rare types common modeling subjects like Fokker D-VH Waco SRE seems shame should expend much time effort building model competition lose out having poor documentation especially much data available common subjects might ask much emphasis documentation Dont judges know planes answer should obvious Yes cases judges know airplanes fairly well can expected remember facet color marking ever used plane Therefore modeler has cooperate providing details such three-view drawing photos color marking data support model very first thing read AMA Competition Rule Book Learn what required particular Scale event pages documentation required allowed What size can three-views What about Declaration listing parts built contestant photos should used What about color markings finally should whole package put together Probably best approach building documenting scale model would select subject go about task collecting required documentation data build model will need accurate three-view drawingthat matches subject three-view P-51B equipped hinged sidewindow-type canopy would appropriate building P-5 iD equipped bubble canopy model have drop tanks external stores special rigging three-views should contain information supported photos rule book states maximum size three-view drawings 24 x 36 Photos important two reasons support detail put model referent color markings photos great its important overwhelm judges Too photos especially extreme close-ups details can disadvantage might prompt judges mark fliS ratner odd ioolcing model work Dave Evar Cleveland Ohio com ments author prompted months column Piper PA-S Skycycle powered ASP 40 has throttle control model down having details shown photos watchword selective use photos care sources photo packs hundreds planes NASAs Scale 52 Model Aviation Scale Bill Boss 77-06 269th Street New Hyde Park NY 11040 13-year-old scratch built Fleet Biplane work Mike Weishans Ferndale Michi fine work David Fortuna Evington gan Bristol Beaufighter display Virginia Silkapan covered dope fin- 40th Anniversary National Model ished model has logged 350 Plane Show Cleveland Ohio Powered flights Forty-two-inch wingspan throttle pair 25 engines Beaufighter took control powered Enya 29 first place Sport Scale category Bob Koubas Steen Skybolt built Another Mike Weishans scratch built Sig kit powered Webra 61 beauties 0S Max 35 powered Pete Skyboit placed second Sport Scale No- placed third Profile Sport Scale tice documentation folder front model Text has tips Improve yours Continued page 109 E-Z LAM new epoxy laminating resin Aerospace Composite Produci insi spectaimy formulated model aircraft use See text details other products Aero space Composite Products tabulation crew Thanks go worlds best department Shareen Fancher Lila Lee Barbara Trostle JoAnn Michele Keville Running scoresheets throughout meet Walter Hicks Barb Trostle Karl Marschinke Robin Sizemore David Reynolds worked pull-test device As mentioned choreography pit bosses Walter Menges Kenn Smith superb nonstop efforts part people made possible Since Vintage Stunt Championships feature non-rule-book events AMA Class C affairsthat fun flys Little what goes VSC will found Technical Directors participation analysis Theres official competition alright its sort enjoy whether place first 48th Participation exhibition reuniting Vintage Stunt family key ingredients affairs encourages us bring sense humor along Take Bart Klapinski Watching official score plummet what looking like winning flight after stray butterfly ingested intake twin Fox 35s Gordon Delaneys Two Much Bart quipped Yknow Delaneys flying thing 25 years still hasnt got bugs worked out Does term Mox-Nix mean anything Ask about sometime So won Well everyone course folks went home distinctive Arizona-shaped plaques OT Glow Kaz Minato took first place American Senior/OS 35 followed Darrell Harvin Barnstormer/Fox 35 Bart Klapinski American Senior/Fox 35 OT Ignition George Aldrich Go Devil/Orwick 64 convincing win over runner-ups Ron Prentice 47 Box Car/Ohisson 23 Jim Lee Super Zilch/OK Super 60 Tom Dixon Thunderbird Il/Fox 40 ABC topped Nostalgia entries followed MA columnist Frank McMillan Tucker Special/OS 35 Bob Whitely Olympic Mk VI/ST 46 Theres lot Id love tell about models peopleand yes war storiesat years VSC MAs editors doubtless have other material issue tend rattle onas banquet can attest youve urge join fun drop line 6109 E Ivyglen Mesa AZ 85205 copies Old-Time Nostalgia Stunt rules contact Tom Morris 1019 Creek Trail Anniston AL 36206 Tom Secretary-Treasurer PAMPA Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association ask him membership application rapidly growing AMA Special Interest Group publishes bimonthly newsletter thatfor reasons thatll become abundantly clear after youve read ittends sneak much Vintage stuff editor thinks can get away Drool over photos awhile make plans join us Tucson next March dates soon announced Duke wasnt CL ScalelBoss Continued page 52 Documentation Source publication lists plan three-view photo sources Color markings can proved providing color photos color threeview such found Profile Publications Sport Scale model case Precision model threeview may show markings provide names color plane well markings case will have try document color markings D with photos actual plane provide color paint chips such Federal Standard 595A B colors Whatever source use sure color markings used model same prototype area static judging differences stand out like old sore thumb can make Now Theres Little Clevis Tool Very Big Advantages new Sullivan Clevis Tool #524 makes easier ever install remove devises retaining clips So now frustrating finagling can snap particularly restricted spaces Crafted heat-treated steel Clevis Tool has notch end hold 2-56 4-40 devises open easily because its magnetized holds retaining clip its slot securely youre snapping clip onor offj3Ij~jj Clevis Tool Simple innovativeFPRODUCTS Sullivan Small wonder PO Box 5166 Baltimore Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July 1991 109 difference between winning losing model Remember Declaration Rule 46 listing parts made builder required Sport Scale models page also good place list deviations model three-views Scale documentation should precise presented neat binder loose-leaf type cover Keep presentation within prescribed number pages eight Sport event 25 Precision event good idea dedicate portion first page documentation table contents particulars about model such power used scale model weight name AMA number information helps judges identifies documentation table contents might read follows DeclarationPage 2 Three-viewPage 3 Color MarkingsPage 4 & 5 PhotosPage 6 & 7 way judges will know just look information particular area judging Typing presentation data also makes easier reading understanding also suggested pages installed clear plastic page holders keep data clean safe handling wear tear Remember model should match documentation few points missed static judging can make difference between winning losing Thanks Mike Welshans Stan Alexander ideas subject documentation appeared recent issue Replica NASA Newsletter Workshop hints month Kirk Kirkham found Probable Cause newsletter Rocky Mountain Aeromodelers Kirk says perhaps some tips things have forgotten maybe theyre things mother never taught Lighter fluidEven though may have stopped smoking might good stuff have around removal price tags propellers books etc couple drops loosens tag can peel off couple drops dissolves residue AmmoniaYou want kind detergent Soak balsa make laminated wing stabilizer tips straighten warped trailing edge ammonia doesnt harm wood makes much flexible soaking plain water will seems hold its shape better dry too WD-40Spray tires anything else made rubber blot off excess seems protect rubber oxygen fragile Trexler tires favored Rubber Scale modelers seem last twice long hints Kirk next months column New Product Aerospace Composite Products has released following information its new epoxy laminating resin specially formulated model aircraft use two-part 21 mix resin hardener blended use lightweight fiberglass carbon fiber Kevlar cloth Its low viscosity allows flow easily weave cloth EZ LAM cures hard high strength gloss finish sands easily ideal use 58 ounce Fiberglas cloth over balsasheeted foam wings two-oz glass cloth over bare molded Styrofoam foamie type models EZ LAM can thinned 99% isopropyl alcohol applications lower viscosity desired Also available Aerospace Composite Products no-fray carbon fiber tape Key-Cord new concept control cable use no-fray carbon fiber tape loose filament carbon fiber reinforcing tape trapped between two layers thin tissue paper Epoxy polyester resins will easily soak through tissue paper layers saturating carbon fiber bond entire assembly place carbon fiber tape packaged 1-in widths 12 ft long ideal reinforcement wings fuselages other structure requiring high strength light weight Key-Cord new idea control cables composed eight strand braided Continued page 154 Jet Fuel Tanks So Inexpensive TheyYe Going Fast Somebodys finally come up ducted fan fuel tank costs less Boeing 747 Whats 11-ounce Sullivan fuel tank #380 has advantages higher priced tanks well some sought-after features its own instance its seamless greater protection against leaks its reversible left right tank Only ~/16 thick fits aroun virtually 4 6 diameter fan uruts because uses standard Sullivan hardware replacement parts readily available Fully equipped glow fuel parts simple kit enables convert gasoline use easily vent tube bubble also gives maximum capacity longer flights between re-fuelings Fly down toyo dealer soon ask iJJii about Sullivan jet fuel tanks prices PRODUCTS down earth weve made easier RO Box 5166 Boltimore MD 21224 ever take offi Getting Better Ideas Off Ground July1991 111 6-METER RC IS FUN Code-Free Ham License Enjoy Amateur Radio privileges above 30 MHz having pass code test have pass 55-question exam basic radio FCC regulations ARRLs new book New Youre Talking makes understanding what required test snap exams given over country weekend Just think much fun youll have communicating through repeaters enjoy radio control models 6-meter ham band Theres satellite communication can talk Astronauts Cosmonauts orbit Enjoy friendly local communication Help disaster drills real thing Sound like fun Order copy New Youre Talking below Enclosed $19 plus $4 shipping total $23 charge $23 VISA ercard cover American Express Signature Acot Nn _________________________ Good fromExpires KIn Address MA T-50 UC7R CESSNACAT Keviar filament inner core surrounded high density vinyl jacket combination provides no-stretch cable protected fraying vinyl coating can used pulleys threaded through guide tubes such NyRod tubing used tension unsupported Key-Cord available two sizes 038 diameter 85 lb tensile strength 054 diameter 215 lb tensile strength packaged 20 foot lengths full details price information write Aerospace Composite Products PO Box 16621 Irvine Ca 92714 call 714/250-1107 Please send ideas notice upcoming CL Scale events contest reports especially photos CL Scale activity address very top columnD FF Old-Timers/Baker Continued page 61 Five six out launch wind feel east position three modeler releasing oncoming thermal can miss Easy climbs like never before makes lovely transition glide circle takes model right out side thermal happens never sure thing later problem commonly happens climb glide turns different directions model will seek center thermal spiral climb transition turn opposite direction thermal lost Now am entering another subject trim thermaling another column come Back friends two three best way pick thermal ride pay attention wind windy days drop velocity perceived three best time launch light wind days number better off number two reason Learn fly planes private field Five 6 day course $350 Open year round Send SASE complete info Southwest RC Flying 2818 Carolina NE Albuquerque NM 87110505-832-6394 154 Model Aviation turn our pnnter unto airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEETED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENr EDITOR USERFRIENDLY MENUDRIYEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo 00 p000000 IntnnaOooaJ bank 0000 00550J OOq00nn n-C/0/, 0000000 c0000 00 000000 p00000 Glyn co,puOuO p00000000 0P001 000000 iponOy 52000SF dioki SOOd 000000 noOn 0000000 CYGNET Software 714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #1415 Dana Point CA 92629 CL Scale/Boss Continued page 111 BUILO ous OwN VACUUM BAGGING SYSTEM EASILY ASSEMBLED FROM COMMON INEXPENSIVE PARTS a HELPS YOU MAKE PERFECT COMPOSITE WINGS EVERY TIME WORKS WITH YOUR EXISTING MOLDS FOR FUSELAGES ETC a CAN HANDLE SEVERAL PARTS AT ONCE SEND $1200 CHECK OR MD FOR PLANS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO K&M DESIGN RESOURCES PO BOX 5028 ESSEX JOT VT 05452 City State Zip SUPERIOR QUALITY PRODUCTS Made White Laminating Epoxy & Fiberglass Strong Lightweight No Pin Holes tle e Construction dor
